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City board votes to reduce Mayor’s salary by $20k, effective June 30

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance reducing the mayor’s salary annually, bringing the total compensation for the position to just over $106,500 per year, down from $126,000. Alderman Mayfield abstained from the vote. According to the ordinance, the mayor will now receive an annual salary […]

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VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance reducing the mayor’s salary annually, bringing the total compensation for the position to just over $106,500 per year, down from $126,000. Alderman Mayfield abstained from the vote.

According to the ordinance, the mayor will now receive an annual salary of $106,520.67, payable bi-weekly, for fulfilling the duties of both mayor and city treasurer. Each alderman will continue to receive $87,781.41 annually, also paid bi-weekly.

The ordinance stipulates that the mayor and aldermen must devote their full time — or as much as necessary — to the operation of city government. It prohibits them from engaging in outside business or activities that may interfere with the efficient performance of their official duties, as outlined by state law and the city charter.

In the meet the candidates forum held in May, when the discussion of a decrease in salary was asked of the candidates, Flaggs said that he would consider reducing his salary and put the money towards the Youth Development Center.

“This is where I had spoken about putting the $20,000 into the youth program, but I’m not going to be here. I’m going to let the next administration decide where that $20,000 will go,” said Mayor George Flaggs.

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Detroit City FC to host fifth-annual ‘Black Star Weekend’ event

Detroit City FC scores stunning goal against Houston in U.S. Open Cup Detroit City FC midfielder Ryan Williams got Le Route on the board in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup against Houston on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Provided by Detroit City FC Detroit City FC will host the fifth-annual ‘Black Star Weekend’ […]

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  • Detroit City FC will host the fifth-annual ‘Black Star Weekend’ in partnership with Black Star Soccer and the Urban Football League.

Although football and basketball are some of the more popular sports within Black communities, Detroit City FC aims to spotlight soccer across Detroit.

The professional soccer team will host the fifth annual Black Star Weekend, a free two-day event that brings awareness to the sport of soccer for Black communities, beginning on Friday, July 25, through Saturday, July 26. The football club has partnered with Black Star Soccer, a national initiative focused on promoting Black representation in the sport and the Urban Football League, a Detroit-born street soccer group, according to a press release.

The activities begin on Friday, with an all-ages street soccer tournament at the Commons, 9101 E. Jefferson Ave. Youth ages 6-12 will play an organized pick-up style tournament from 6-7 p.m., followed by a teen and adult three-on-three tournament, said club youth and community program manager Maxwell Murray. The event will also include DJs and food vendors.

The weekend concludes on Saturday at Keyworth Stadium, 3201 Roosevelt St., following the First Touch Clinic, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon. The clinic is open to youth ages 6-12 and features skill-building activities along with meet-and-greets with members of the club roster. All families who attend the clinic will receive free tickets to the team’s matchup against Westchester SC on Saturday, July 26, at 7 p.m.

Murray, who also is founder of the Urban Football League, said that while the event is meant to showcase the sport of soccer, it’s also a way for Black youth to connect with their roots.

“The sport of football itself can serve as an opportunity or bridge for our local Black communities, African American communities, to connect with something larger,” Murray said. “To learn more about their history of the people, to gain greater culture awareness of who they are, and that can simply be through a sport.”

Black Star Weekend will serve to eliminate the financial, cultural and structural barriers that prohibited Black communities from playing soccer, according to a news release. Murray said that despite these hurdles – including the pay-to-play structure and travel clubs’ locations being the most notable – the sport still has “the capacity to grow.”

Registration to both Friday’s and Saturday’s events is available online, or visit the club’s website for information.

Eric Guzmán covers youth sports culture at the Free Press as a corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project. Make a tax-deductible contribution to support this work.

Contact Eric Guzmán: eguzman@freepress.com; 313-222-1850. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @EricGuzman90.



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Sitz Earns Multiple Medals At World University Games

Story Links RHINE-RUHR, Germany (SMU) – SMU men’s swimmer Kristaps Mikelsons and All-American diver Luke Sitz wrapped up their campaigns at the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, on Wednesday. Sitz secured two medals for Team UniUSA.  The sophomore earned a bronze medal in the men’s 3-meter springboard, with a score of 429.75 on July 18. […]

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Sitz Earns Multiple Medals At World University Games

RHINE-RUHR, Germany (SMU) – SMU men’s swimmer Kristaps Mikelsons and All-American diver Luke Sitz wrapped up their campaigns at the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, on Wednesday. Sitz secured two medals for Team UniUSA. 

The sophomore earned a bronze medal in the men’s 3-meter springboard, with a score of 429.75 on July 18. Breaking a 28-year drought, Sitz’s podium finish was the first medal for Team UniUSA on 3-meter springboard since 1997.  

On Wednesday, Sitz picked up another piece of hardware, claiming a silver medal on the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard. The U.S. pair of Sitz and Indiana University’s Joshua David Sollenberger earned a 380.34 total.  

In his final event, Sitz fell just short of medaling in the mixed team (3-meter/10-meter), placing fourth with a 393.50. 

Representing Latvia, Mikelsons also competed in Rhine-Ruhr. Mikelsons participated in four individual events: 100m breast, 200m IM, 200m breast and 50m breast.  

In the 100m breast, Mikelsons posted a time of 1:02.16. After advancing to the 200m IM semifinals, he registered a time of 2:02.43 to place 15th overall. 

The junior touched the wall at 2:16.58 in the 200m breast, leading his heat. Finally, in the 50m breast, Mikelsons recorded a 28.73. 

Mikelsons also took part in two relays, finishing in 3:29.62 in the men’s 4x100m free relay and 4:04.29 in the mixed 4x100m medley relay. 

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Youth test skills at Mandaree rodeo | News, Sports, Jobs

Submitted Photo Ryker King shows the crowd how to turn a horse loose at the MHA Youth Rodeo Association’s Mandaree Youth Rodeo. Ryker’s mother, Bailey King, is also a barrel racer and they are from Standing Rock Reservation. The event was held Saturday during the Mandaree Celebration. Submitted Photo Jordan LongTimeSleeping, left, judges the goat […]

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Ryker King shows the crowd how to turn a horse loose at the MHA Youth Rodeo Association’s Mandaree Youth Rodeo. Ryker’s mother, Bailey King, is also a barrel racer and they are from Standing Rock Reservation. The event was held Saturday during the Mandaree Celebration.

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Jordan LongTimeSleeping, left, judges the goat tiedown while Legend RealBird shows his skills at the MHA Youth Rodeo Association’s Mandaree Youth Rodeo held Saturday during the Mandaree Celebration. Photo by Karen LoneFight.

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Ryder Johnson hangs on for a win in bareback competition at the MHA Youth Rodeo Association’s Mandaree Youth Rodeo held during the Mandaree Celebration. Photo by Karen LoneFight.



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Summer youth baseball back in Blaine

By Nolan Baker For the first time in a long time, nine and ten year olds played summer league competitive baseball with the word “Blaine” emblazoned across their chests, marking the first season of Blaine’s new 10U Cal Ripken team. The group of 13 highly motivated young athletes just finished their first summer season, competing […]

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For the first time in a long time, nine and ten year olds played summer league competitive baseball with the word “Blaine” emblazoned across their chests, marking the first season of Blaine’s new 10U Cal Ripken team.

The group of 13 highly motivated young athletes just finished their first summer season, competing in a flurry of tournaments over the last two months.

Blaine High School varsity coach Hunter Anderson helped a group of local coaches to revitalize the program. Like any good coach, Anderson wanted to get a pipeline of youth baseball solidified in Blaine to create a clear pathway of competitive baseball from elementary to high school.

That’s when head coach Preston Bouma came in. The Birch Bay father of five boys – all in or graduated from the Blaine school district – and a class of 1994 Blaine High School graduate himself, wanted to give kids a local option for summer ball. Many of Blaine’s talented young athletes had previously signed up for other select summer league teams outside of Blaine, Bouma said.

Bouma was joined by coaches Brent Greene, Brett Jacobs and Bill Beckett to lead the team.

“The idea came from wanting to keep Blaine kids together in a competitive atmosphere to stop losing so many kids to all the select teams,” Bouma said.

The best high school teams keep local kids together, going up through multiple levels and summer after summer of competitive baseball, Bouma said. It’s a pattern Anderson hopes to instill in the baseball program, and one that head football coach Andy Olson and girls basketball coach Vic Wolffis have been doing for years.

“If these kids have intentions of playing high school sports together, let’s keep them together right now because ultimately the goal is to win at the high school level,” Bouma said.

In the team’s first year, Bouma said they “took their lumps,” but still made huge improvements, and the team is excited to return next summer.

“These kids came a long way over two months. We started scoring runs. We started making outs. Our pitching improved. We figured out positions,” Bouma said. “The kids’ attitude the entire time was great.”

Bouma’s goal for next season is to play more games and tournaments against local teams, instead of, as he said, “driving past 150 baseball fields to travel halfway across the state to go play in a tournament.”

More Cal Ripken league teams are expected to pop up in Nooksack, Ferndale and other cities around Whatcom County, which Bouma hopes will encourage even more Blaine kids to join. The goal for next year is an earlier tryout date, potentially sometime in the spring of 2026, and to expand to more age groups.

The logistics and finances of the team are handled through Blaine Youth Sports (BYS), the local nonprofit organizing K-8 sports since 2018. Bouma said his goal is to keep player fees to a minimum with the help of BYS. Travel baseball is a notoriously expensive sport, and Bouma said BYS helps lower financial barriers.

“We want to build that community bond with all these different families and kids. We’re growing up together, so we might as well stick together and represent Blaine,” Bouma said. “I’ve been a Blaine Borderite since the day I was born. I have a passion for the orange and black.”

For more information on next year’s Cal Ripken summer league baseball, contact blaineyouthsports@gmail.com.





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Two people expected to be charged after wild brawl at Massachusetts youth baseball game

Two people are expected to face charges for their involvement in an American Legion playoff game earlier this week, according to a report from TMZ Sports.  The fight took place in Milford, Mass. on Monday night when fans ran onto the field and at least one brawled with East Springfield Post 420 players during the […]

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Two people are expected to face charges for their involvement in an American Legion playoff game earlier this week, according to a report from TMZ Sports. 

The fight took place in Milford, Mass. on Monday night when fans ran onto the field and at least one brawled with East Springfield Post 420 players during the middle of a game against Milford Post 59, causing the contest to be postponed. 

Milford Police had previously told the Boston Globe that they were considering charging three individuals, including at least one player and a Milford High School student. 


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The fan in red shorts is held back. @MyMilfordTV/YouTube

No arrests were made nor were any injuries reported, per the outlet.

“Absolute mayhem taking place over by the third base dugout as members of the Milford crowd have now come onto the warning track on the third base side,” Milford broadcaster Tim Caouette said.

“Never in all of my years covering Legion Baseball have I ever seen this kind of activity from the fans.”

TMZ reported that the game is expected to resume Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. with “heavy police presence and restrictions” in place.

The game will include a “ban on bags, outside food and drinks … and those attending will be required to leave the game immediately after it’s over,” the outlet reported. 

The fight reportedly broke out in the fourth inning with the bases loaded in a 1-1 game and a batter facing a 2-1 count at Fino Field in Milford, Mass., as captured by the YouTube channel @MyMilfordTV.


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Those in the area separate the fan in red and No. 19 after punches were thrown. @MyMilfordTV/YouTube

The stream captured a “shut the f–k up” while the Milford catcher looked toward the stands situated near the East Springfield dugout, before one fan seemingly said: “You’re an old ass woman, what the f–k you doing coming in the stands?”

Play stopped while Caouette noted how “the fans are starting to get into it over on the third base side” before it got out of hand with players and those in attendance from both sides going at it.



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Washington Mystics and 318 Foundation Join Forces To Host Inaugural Champions Academy From August 4-8

WASHINGTON MYSTICS AND 318 FOUNDATION JOIN FORCES TO HOST INAUGURAL CHAMPIONS ACADEMY FROM AUGUST 4-8  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Mystics and the 318 Foundation have partnered to launch the inaugural Washington Mystics x 318 Foundation SPORTS Champions Academy, a week-long leadership and basketball immersion experience taking place from Aug. 4 to Aug. 8 on […]

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WASHINGTON MYSTICS AND 318 FOUNDATION JOIN FORCES TO HOST INAUGURAL CHAMPIONS ACADEMY FROM AUGUST 4-8 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Mystics and the 318 Foundation have partnered to launch the inaugural Washington Mystics x 318 Foundation SPORTS Champions Academy, a week-long leadership and basketball immersion experience taking place from Aug. 4 to Aug. 8 on the campus of George Washington University. 

Founded by Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and Washington Mystics Hall of Famer Alana Beard, the 318 Foundation exists to empower girls through sports, mentorship, and leadership development. The Champions Academy combined elite basketball training with its leadership curriculum, VISION: Voice, Identity, Success, Innovation, Opportunity, and Networking. 

In recognition of Beard’s deep roots in both the DMV and her hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana—home to the 318 Foundation—middle and high school participants have been selected from both communities. 

“I am incredibly proud to partner with the Washington Mystics and their Girls Empowerment Program to bring the Champions Academy outside of Shreveport for the first time,” stated Beard. “This partnership is more than a camp—it’s a movement, designed to build bold dreamers, doers, and global leaders through the power of sport. I am grateful to the Mystics for recognizing the value of the work we’ve done in Shreveport and understanding the impact we can bring to D.C.” 

Five girls from Beard’s 318 Foundation SPORTS Champions Academy in Shreveport will travel to Washington to train alongside 15 girls from the D.C. area. Local coaches and educators nominated all 20 participants as high-potential leaders; the D.C. selections intentionally prioritized students from Wards 7 and 8. Participation is provided at no cost to the girls, with all program expenses covered. 

“Alana Beard is one of the greats of the game – WNBA Champion & 4x WNBA All-Star, and a Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee to go along multiple collegiate recognitions,” stated Alycen McAuley, Washington Mystics chief business officer. “She has excelled at every level on the court. She’s also selflessly given herself to her communities – and we could not be more honored to help bring her Champions Academy to her adoptive hometown of D.C. and allow the next generation of female players & leaders learn from this Mystics great.” 

The Champions Academy is a cornerstone activation of the Mystics Girls Empowerment Program, part of Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s District of Play—a multi-year, multi-million-dollar commitment to expanding access to youth sports in Washington, D.C. 

Girls will train under the leadership of former WNBA player April Sykes, while coaches will engage in professional development sessions led by Edniesha Curry, a former WNBA player and NBA assistant coach. 

On Wednesday, August 6, local coaches are invited to participate in a free professional development clinic led by Curry and the Champions Academy coaching staff. Coaches can RSVP here. Space is limited.  



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